DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484367148.062

ISBN: 9781484367148

After close to two decades of strong economic activity, overall growth in sub-Saharan Africa decelerated markedly in 2015-16 as the largest economies experienced negative or flat growth. Regional growth started rec...

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513563541.087

ISBN: 9781513563541

Excessively procyclical fiscal policy can be harmful. This paper investigates to what extent the fiscal policies of sub-Saharan African countries were procyclical in recent years and the reasons for the degree of f...

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513562490.086

ISBN: 9781513562490

Growth in sub-Saharan Africa has weakened after more than a decade of solid growth, although this overall outlook masks considerable variation across the region. Some countries have been negatively affected by fall...

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513597331.086

ISBN: 9781513597331

Growth in sub-Saharan Africa has weakened after more than a decade of solid growth, although this overall outlook masks considerable variation across the region. Some countries have been negatively affected by fall...

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451873627.001

ISBN: 9781451873627

São Tomé and Príncipe is very open and highly depends on imports resulting in high indirect tax revenue. At the same time, the production and export base are very narrow, leaving the authorities with a small domest...